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For the Scientist

1. Instantanuous kinematics of the Eastern Black Sea.

This work was initiated in 2002 and first results were published in “Oceanology”. Further research resulted in recognition of the Eastern Black Sea microplate (EBS) and assesment of its present-day motion relative to Eurasia. Position of the EBS in the regional framework of the present-day plate motion is in Fig.1.

Fig. 1 Present-day microplate kinematics in the Black Sea Caucasus region.
1 – strike-slip fault; 2 – nappe, thrust; 3 – normal fault (a) and other faults (kinematics not specified) (b); 4 – vectors of motion relative to Eurasia; 5 – Black Sea passive margin. AF – Araks fault; ALF – Albourz fold belt; ATN – Ajaro-Trialet nappe front; BAN – Balkan nappe front; BN – Bitlis nappe front; EAF – East Anatolian fault; GCN – Greater Caucasus nappe front; KF – Kopetdag fault; MRF – Main Recent fault of Zagros; NAF – North Anatolian fault; NEF – North East Anatolian fault; SCN – South Crimea nappe front; WAF – West Arabian fault system; WCF – West Crimea fault.

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